Spiral galaxy Messier 83

If our Milky Way were to resemble this one, we certainly would be proud of our home ! The beautiful spiral galaxy Messier 83 [4] is located in the southern constellation Hydra (the Water Snake) and is also known as NGC 5236 and as the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Its distance is about 15 million light-years. Being about twice as small as the Milky Way, its size on the sky is 11x10 arcmin2...

The image show clumpy, well-defined spiral arms that are rich in young stars, while the disc reveals a complex system of intricate dust lanes. This galaxy is known to be a site of vigorous star formation.

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Id:eso0525b
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:10 de Agosto de 2005
Notícias relacionadas:eso0525
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Sobre o objeto

Nome:Messier 83
Tipo:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Distância:15 milhão anos-luz
Constellation:Hydra
Categoria:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):13 37 0.95
Position (Dec):-29° 51' 56.56"
Field of view:6.83 x 6.80 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 0.0° à direita da vertical

Cores e filtros

BandaComprimento de ondaTelescópio
Óptico
B
440 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
Óptico
R
655 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2
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H-alpha
656 nmVery Large Telescope
FORS2